California § 71103 - The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, upon request, shall inform any co

§ 71103. The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, upon request, shall inform any co

(a) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, upon request, shall inform any community-based nonprofit environmental organization, responsible local government, and special district located within the California-Baja California border region that it may request funding pursuant to Section 71102. (b) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council, shall award grants to a local governmental entity or special district, community-based nonprofit environmental organization, or postsecondary educational institution based on the severity of the environmental, public health, or natural resource concerns due to cross-border transmission of environmental pollutants or toxics to the city or county in which the entity, organization, or institution is located. First priority for funding shall be given to an entity, organization, or institution located in a city or county in which an environmental, public health, or natural resource threat exists and that has existing capability to respond to, implement, and abate the threat to California from cross-border sources. (c) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, on behalf of the council, shall accept donations of used equipment, including computers, printers, and lab equipment, for distribution to governmental entities and community-based nonprofit environmental organizations located within the California-Baja California border region and postsecondary educational institutions located within Baja California and within the California-Baja California border region, if the donations can be shown to contribute to the protection of the environment, public health, or natural resources of the California border region.